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January 12, 2004
On January 12, 2004, the world's largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage. The year's #1 song was "Yeah!" by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris. Ismaël Gharbi, Savinho, Diana Shnaider would arrive in the same year.
Featured · January 12, 2004
The world's largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage.
An ocean liner is a type of passenger ship that was primarily used for transportation across seas or oceans. Ocean liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes. The Queen Mary 2 is the only active ocean liner in 2026, serving with Cunard Line.
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Around 2004
The year in brief
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2004th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 4th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2000s decade.
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What happened
On January 12, 2004
- 2004 — The world's largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage.
Farewells
Died on January 12, 2004
Olga Ladyzhenskaya Russian mathematician (1922–2004) Elsewhere that year
Other moments from 2004
The class of 2004
Others born in 2004
IG Ismaël Gharbi 2004– French-Spanish footballer
S Savinho 2004– Brazilian footballer
DS Diana Shnaider 2004– Russian tennis player
AM Arch Manning 2004– American football player
T TommyInnit 2004– English YouTuber and streamer
MM Marsai Martin 2004– American actress and producer
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